"The gym is a SPIRITUAL place. We're not just growing muscles here. This is where you learn to improvise and adapt. This is where you learn to take responsibility for yourself... This is a beautiful environment where we can really connect deeply into ourselves,learn about ourselves and other people, and grow... Exercise can be seen as a life-time form of medicine." Bless you, Paul! Thanks for the inspiration and wisdom.
Paul chek, I'm 24 next month, I've learnt so much from you over the past few years. This blog special for me, exercise is medicine, thank you. I hope i get the opportunity to meet you some day, Peace
I resonate so deeply with this right now it's not even funny. Paul described me in a nutshell. Fitness shouldn't be driven from a place of trauma and ego, and a lot of it is. Fitness is supposed to make you body healthy, vital, and resilient in nature. Driven from a place of love. A place where you accept yourself as you are and see no need to try to change it (to certain degrees like the adrenal damaging bodybuilding. And you should change you're body if your'e fat and unhealthy) A lot of humans are seriously disconnected and I am one of them, but after this video I know what I should be doing. Paul is a wise ass mother fucker and I should listen to more of his stuff.
I love how you said that "A place where you accept yourself AS YOU ARE and see NO need to try and change it" - 100% dude! You should be training because it ADDS SOMETHING in your life, not diminishes or reduces you in anyways shape or form!!! (That's the way I see it as well) Think of it as an investment!!!!! (Are you profiting? Or are you losing your money i.e. -your health well-being and or GAINS!!!!!)
LOVE IT, this is similar to one of your older videos “Movement Play When you Dont Feel Like it” which i also love. I can really attest to what you said here. 3 years ago i was following a rigid bodybuilding/powerlifting routine and injured my shoulder which took over a year of self-therapy to heal. Now that i’m back in the gym i listen to my body and like diet I use a variety of movements and do what feels good. I look and feel much better! Thanks a million Paul, have a great week!
After working on the weekends, I make sure to push myself on Mondays to do "catch up" on working out and push myself. Of course, after driving a taxi for 12 hrs for sat and sunday with limited sleep I make sure to stretch out my hips on sunday night. Today on Monday I was gonna go do my workout and had my body not ready for the workout, but had my mind set on doing the exercise. Oddly enough I listened to my body, and spent additional time stretching outside my stretch routine and boy WAS i surprised! I had abdominal tightness and QL tightness that I could not even feel. And then after just playing with different movements and routines I found somehow to stretch those muscles and for the first time feel centered in my legs (and not feeling like I was balancing on one leg or the other). I felt a lot of cracks in my spine that was almost like it was finally letting go off the tension I had held for so long, and finally be able to flow in my body. After all that, I had still planned to push through my fatigue and train, but luckily caught your video, and thus thought it would be best that I continue to relax today, and come back tomorrow for a more energetic session! Thank you sir, I appreciate your videos and your lifetime experience that help me to move further in my path with a different mindset than my parents and my siblings have instilled! And also am grateful for letting us know that problems must be approached with novelty and not with pre-programmed responses! (something i tend to forget very often) I think a wise man once said that a challenge or problem is always new otherwise it is not a challenge. And to approach the new with the old will only lead to more problems. This ended up being a long comment, but thought I'd take the time to write my heart out for now and again, thank you.
Thank you for sharing :-) I'm impressed that you are listening to the wisdom within you! It takes an entire Universe to make a human being, and because that truth is ongoing, the Universe is within you and the wisdom of the Universe is inherently yours. As the Yogis say, "if you don't go within - you go without". Let your body be your temple, and celebrate the beauty of life without making it harder; the world will offer plenty of challenges, so no need to add to them :-) Love and chi, Paul Chek
Boy do I love Paul’s message and teachings. So many gold mines of information that will teach you if you open your ears and especially you’re heart. Sometimes you look everywhere else that you need to but where you need to look has been there the whole time yourself.
Hi Paul! First of all, I want to thank you for all the work that you have done, and all the light you have shed on the world. I have literally gotten so much understanding about life, the universe as a whole and especially myself through your teachings and am eager to continue this journey. I have devoured all podcasts I have found you on, gone through your RUclips videos and made extensive notes on your teachings. Book's also ordered and I can't wait to get my hands (and my whole being) on it! One question I have had on mind for some time now, is regarding a much more simple and specific topic, but I feel like I am not quite on "firm ground" on this yet. It is regarding exercise and sports. First of all, I live by the statement you and the guys from MindPump said in one of the podcast episode "Move and exercise because you LOVE yourself", and also "Exercise is MEDICINE". I have ingrained these statements into my consciousness and can truly say that I get going because I love doing the things I do. I mostly do brazilian jiu jitsu, lift weights and run occasionally (the feeling and meditative state are the biggest motivators here, also wanting to get some outdoors time). The training load is quite high usually and here I am trying to find the balance between productive training time and rest and recovery! I have noticed, that when I have - for example - decided to go train with my friends in the morning (and usually we have made the decision the night before), sometimes when I wake up and even some time after I don't feel like really wanting to go train. Sometimes it is because I am a bit sore from the day before's training session or I am not just "feeling it". Well, when you have made the promise to go train with your friend/friends, you can't bail on a 30 minutes notice, so I have gone anyway. But during the session, I have noticed that the body moves and works really well and sometimes I am a bit astounded how well I did even though the initial feeling wasn't predicting this. On many occasions I have had really good training sessions and the feeling afterwards is like million bucks. Honestly, I don't remember many occasions when I have had a bad feeling about the training beforehand and it has turned out to be that way. One thing I have thought as a reason for this, is that because of the initial feeling you don't have high expectations for the training session, and when you do "your thing", you overcome your expectations. I have quite a high physical engine made through years of hard training, but when it is truly time for rest, I feel no quilt taking it and think of it more as a productive thing. So - in my honest opinion - exercise is not a drug for me or a thing of self-worth. I love movement and exercise in every sense of the words, but I don't hate myself (or anyone else) if sometimes life comes into the way and I can't go do my beloved hobbies. Long story short: I haven't found the balance yet between the body's and soul's signs for need of movement and on the other hand, the discipline and routine of it (which the body possibly has learned). What is your take on this topic? I am a 28 years old male if that helps! Many many thanks if you find the time to answer this little big question of mine! Much love, blessings and good wishes from Northern Finland! -Aleksi
Wow this guys is so wise! I have been letting my body tell me what it wants to do during my workouts and ive never felt better and my workouts have been super efficient. It feels good to be validated by such a knowledgeable and wise man. 🙏🙏💎Im blown away!
❤️ this message. It’s so similar to longevity in Jiu Jitsu, we see a lot of people become black belts but lose their fire and drop off because they can’t figure out how to maintain the body in order to expand the mind. Fun is the way, thanks Paul.
Such a great reminder. As I just completed my HLC 2 exam, it really made me realize exactly what you talk about here, i was in need of letting my yin take over for a bit. 2 weeks of working in, without a true programmed work out, just some moving and breathing, and I can't wait to get back in to the gym tomorrow to resume my programmed workouts. Thank you for teaching soul connection, it is a life saver when the ego wants to call the shots. Love and Chi
I'm in the Academy now and will have CP 1 about a year from now. Thanks Paul for all you do. Your RUclips vids are a great addition to the deep and intensive work you supply in your course materials. They've given me the knowledge to run my own health and not delegate my health to doctors or anyone else. You've helped me trust myself.
Hey Paul. I'd just like to say, you've changed my life. In the best freakin way possible my man. I'm literally healthier, stronger, way more happier than I have EVER been before and it's because I've applied your WISDOM and your TEACHINGS too the DOT! I'm doing the BEST I can too eat as closely as possible to my metabolic type (honestly this has been very challenging for me but I'm getting a decent tune for it) and more importantly (For me at least) listening too my body when it comes to training! I'm actually able to do MORE than I used too (although I significantly reduced the AMOUNT of exercises I use ) and now I just stop when I either can't do another set or if my body is telling me to stop. I think that's what we have to acknowledge is WHEN do we STOP the work-out? I think it's easy if we "follow" a plan but sometimes we just have to listen too our bodies and say OKAY, that was great! Or let's do ANOTHER exercise, or LEt's just stop because I'm either feeling tired or hurt today. Been such an amazing game change for me. Seriously, pay attention too your body! Ditch the headphones and focus on the wisdom that is being communicated too your brain THROUGH your body. I know what my NEXT work-out is going to be NEXT because I am LISTENING to it. Because THAT is what it wants!!!!! :D !
This is absolutely sage wisdom! Thank you! A gym full of toys and a playful approach. Mother Earth has so many answers if we take the time to listen. Thanks Paul!
Thanks for sharing Paul, I really resonate with this! I’ve joined the CHEK Academy this year, hopefully I get to feel your energy in person soon 😊 much love big man
It took me a few years to see the spiritual and mental aspects of exercise for myself but this video really breaks it down and puts it all in perspective. Great stuff
Thanks Paul, today is the day I've decided to go back to functional exercise instead of killing myself with boxing circuit type training. I seemed to forgot your message about loving yourself with exercise.
Hi Paul, you’re talking pure sense. Very pragmatic and to the point. You even reply to ‘funny’ comments on your video...well that’s honorable commitment! I would enjoy meeting you in case your travels should eventually have you go south of the border (Mexico).
Wow! U nailed that Paul. Mom was super independent & always wanted everyone out of the way bc she could do everything herself better & faster. I like to work out alone. Dad WAS a drill Sargeant & I have no patience w myself when I'm sick or injured. I'm constantly reminding myself that I need to have the same love, patience & respect as I would have for any another human being. Guess I'm normal after all. This info helped me so much. Thank you!!! The neurons that fire together wire together. ;-) Many Blessings! :)))
A Ho Great Spirit! Drill sergeants are for people that "need someone else to tell them what to do because they are unwilling to take responsibility their own life, freedom, and happiness." Love and honest connection to the miracle of life emerging from within you moment to moment is real worship. Love and chi, Paul Chek
The gym is my playground and sometimes I feel like playing hard and other times I just feel like putzing around. The point is that I am doing what I like, it makes me feel good and allows me to be myself. Adults need to play more to stay young. Thank you, Paul, for sharing your wisdom all these years.
Great dialog And connecting within- I enjoy the heavily promoted morning exercise dynamic within a scheduled day. Admittedly, it seems the warm up period is protracted. Especially in colder winter months and the related trek to reach the gym in a pitch black 5 am 25 degree commute. Really believe climate can influence mood and exercise in differing ways positively and perhaps less so And where adjustment could or should be made to thrive
Thank You! I've made lots of mistakes and learned along the way, and helped thousands learn from their own mistakes; when we learn from our mistakes, they become "opportunities"....when we don't...they become perpetual limitations... Love and chi, Paul Chek
Yeah dude I that sounds like me, I’ve recently been learning to train to feel good rather than shelling out extremely hard workouts for the fuck of it or feeling like I need to. Especially if I’m running on E already.
Paul please do some cooking videos with info to get ideas for what to eat, more everyday practical info in addition to the spiritual side of your videos. Maybe even hygiene videos, what products not to use, what to look for in regards to natural hygiene and so on. The best example was your espresso videos, I learnt how to use coffee thanks to you. Hope. You see my comment, if not I'll still love your videos the way they are.
You can feel free to check out my channel "The Acne Clear Chef" There are some whole food recipes I have posted! Most of them are inspired by Paul Chek's recommendations but then again, everyone is so unique when it comes to their bodies and how and what they metabolize so it would be a good idea to slooow down, and learn to tune into what your body is trying to communicate too you at every meal :)
Do not work out with spotters or training partners. Every time I hurt my self on a bench, it was because I had an idiot spotter saying, " come on, get that extra rep" when my muscles were fatigued with 275 lbs. I found out that by chance, that more people are injured by bad spotters, than they are by just doing a bench workout with no spotters. I have been able to work my muscles to soreness, with no spotters, and I have never been injured that way in years.
I have a very simple training rule...."If you can't lift it - Don't lift it!" That doesn't mean that one doesn't occasionally push for a max lift and risk failure, but in such instances, "skilled spotters are essential if they are to be used" for the very reasons you've described :-) Love and chi, Paul Chek
@@PaulChekLive Thank you for the great videos Paul! What I got from this video is that a person often has a better sense of themselves, better than someone else or an inanimate program.
Hey Paul I was interested in your opinion on vasectomy and how it may effect long term health and hormones. Great video, I recently strained my QL from being tired and just going for it anyway.
HI, Personally, I don't like the concept of trapping sperm in the testicles. Fluids must flow through any living body, or they become a source of disease. I did consider a vasectomy at one point in my younger years, but found research showing that it increased the risk of testicular cancer by 13%, which was enough for me to choose to be more conscious about where I "leave my seeds" :-) It is an issue that each male must decide on within themselves, and either way you go, there are "risks and responsibilities". Love and chi, Paul Chek
There is a deep message there....if we can't trust our body to give us truth, what do we have left; your body is "your temple" and how we practice our worship for life there reflects our living philosophy. If the way we relate to "our self" isn't bringing more life, we can't add life to the world and end up being in a state of constant "consumption" to try and find the life force outside of us that ultimately has to come from within a a product of our own love and respect for the life we are and the life we have; when we have more life within, we have more life and love to share with others. Without that, what's left? What's meaningful? Love and chi, Paul Chek
Hey Paul! I just wanted to say I had a few dreams with you! In one of those dreams we we're designing functional exercises and they we're really cool! Just thought I'd share with you! Much love, Tom
Hi Paul - you often cite Charlie Francis’s principle of 1-3% improvement; do you feel this approach is superior to that of fatigue accumulation, during which performance temporarily declines? Thank you
Hey Paul- great wisdom here, thanks for sharing. One question to follow up on this video: How do you think about consistency in terms of exercise type rotation? Do you think the whole “you have to confuse your muscles to grow” is slightly overrated? How long is it appropriate to keep an exercise in your program. For example, with pull ups and push ups. Would you do them every day for a long period of time if it still felt good, or would you introduce variations of the expertise? Thanks, Sam
Hey Paul, this is unrelated but I wanted to ask you a question about life. I was born in Peru and I moved to the United States when I was 4. I've been in this mainstream, consumerism, Capitalist ways of thinking all my life. I was considering moving to Thailand or China for a couple years, to learn about Eastern way of thinking and gain a new perspective of life. Do you think this is worth doing? I ask you, because you seem to incorporate many of different worldly ideas into your training and way of life. Thank you for your time, Diego BA
Hi Paul. Can you make a video on diastisis recti especially for women? Mine is so bad that my end of day it’s distended about 5 more inches than on an empty stomach! I’m seriously considering a tummy tuck. Most mothers have to deal with this. Please advise!
Lmatuk1 I have the same problem but can’t hire someone. I was born with it and then I had 3 babies over 9 pounds. I’m small and a young 66. I thought about a tummy tuck but that kind of freaked me out in addition to the cost and possible side effects.
Yes, I lost track what I was training for. When I was younger, I would work out 3 hours every day. and extremely hard! only supersets and minimal rest, but I loved every second of it. I think I always breathed good into my diaphragm. because between sets I would close my eyes and meditate after 40 seconds I would be good as new. I only found out a year ago that that is meditating. it just came naturally. I did all that and double jobs on 5-6 hours of sleep as well, no caffeine or anything. I Just became burdened with the worlds problems eventually. you get less time to workout, you got other stressful things you need to take care off. Lately it became more of a need for me, and I want to find my love for exercise back. got distracted by all the drugs, and the partying and had to resolve childhood issues. oh, and I've been meaning to ask you. what do you think about this newest carnivore diet? why do people do so well on it? even ex vegans. it doesn't seem like our natural diet to me at all.
Hello, Thank you for your comments :-) The reason people generally do better initially on most any diet is because: 1. They are making a change in their life, usually because something or many things in their body are not working/feeling ideal. Therefore, there is an "intention to heal/change". Whenever we have a genuine intention to change, we us our mind to put POTENTIAL (which is neutral in polarity and correlates to the Zero Point Field in Quantum Physics) IN-tension; this means we tip the probability scale in the direction of our intention. This is often referred to as the "placebo effect" in medical research; there is what is referred to as the 55% rule in medical drug research, which essentially says that approximately 55% of the time, a placebo will perform as well or better than the actual drug it is being tested against or compared to, even in double-blind clinical trials (You can read about this in "When The Body Says NO" by Gabor Mate' MD). Therefore, when we decide to "make a change and feel inspired to actually participate in eating differently to get a specific result, we unleash the power of our mind, which reins supreme over all bodily/physiological processes; you can see clear evidence of the power of the mind to alter or control physiology when people do things like a fire walk, Yogis putting spears, swords, knives and other objects through their bodies, often without any bleeding or evidence of a wound, staying in extreme cold for periods of time that would generally kill someone (think Wim Hoff!), starving for extensive periods, generating enough chi to light paper on fire, and many other such things.... 2. Most people eat the same diet for extensive periods of time before engaging a change. Therefore, their nutrient profile is generally very limited; I've seen research showing that the average person today only eats 10-12 foods throughout their life. Therefore, when an individual changes their diet, it generally means that they are eating different vegetables they haven't been eating for some time, or, for vegans and vegetarians, they are now bringing in things like eggs, dairy products, fish, and possibly some meats (interestingly, they tend to feel less uncomfortable eating chickens than most any other animal, as though somehow, chickens don't mind being eaten as much as other animals....:-) The result is, for most, they are now getting more proteins that are more capable of being digested, assimilated and supportive of their metabolism based on their genetic needs. When a person has a genetic profile that requires flesh foods (which is the case for anyone who's parents or one parent comes from a region where the ground freezes in the winter (plants don't grow in ice!) and they try to live on a diet composed largely of produce, the proteins in such foods are tied up in "'fiber"; cows have five stomachs to ferment proteins out of the fibrous grass they eat, but we only have one stomach and a relatively short digestive tract, suggesting that we need protein sources that can be broken down through a faster rotting process within the gut. Because all hormones are derivatives of amino acids, if one isn't getting bioavailable proteins that they can break down into amino acids effectively, then their anabolic hormone profile becomes deficient; this is one reason you see so many very skinny vegetarians, and also why so many of them suffer a lot of chronic musculoskeletal challenges as athletes (the exception being those that have genes that are designed to consume largely plant based diets, such as those who's parents come from regions in the world where there isn't a lot of big game or flesh foods; in-land Aboriginals, people from some regions of India, and a variety of other native populations are examples, with coastal Aboriginals, NA Indians coming from coastal regions, and those from regions where the ground freezes being the opposite polarity or genetic profile comparatively). So, what you see, in direct response to your question, is that a very large percentage of people eating vegetarian diets or derivations thereof, when switching to flesh foods, have a beautiful awakening of their physiology because they now have adequate bio-availability of amino acids to generate anabolic hormones; they begin to heal, and respond much more favorably to the stress of exercise. 3. Many going from eating a standard diet with meat in it have just as miraculous a response when switching to vegan and vegetarian approaches for the following reasons: - Only 4-6% of ALL THE FOOD EATEN WORLDWIDE is organic, therefore, MOST such people making the switch have spent their life eating commercially farmed animals and fish; when you consider that all animals "bio-accumulate toxins", such people generally have very high levels of toxicity in their bodies triggering off all sorts of health challenges.... when such a person goes to a plant based diet, the amount of soluble and insoluble fiber goes WAY UP, resulting in enhanced detoxification of the body. With this, there are generally all sorts of improvements in their physiology and regulatory systems that were previously hampered by toxic influences.... - With removal of flesh foods, one quickly finds that it takes a lot more variety in plant foods, legumes, beans and fruits to gain satiety. This automatically results in a much broader spectrum of nutritional factors being acquired, which usually greatly improves all aspects of their physiology and is often noticed as improved cognitive function quite quickly. This approach, is commonly used in natural cancer treatment centers around the world, and works "until the body starts becoming deficient in proteins/amino acids, at which time (generally this occurs within 1-3 years, sometimes as long as 5 years depending on their genetic profile and other lifestyle factors) they begin to show signs of hormonal dis-regulation and protein deficiency; colds, flus, chronic fatigue, and an inability to recover from physical stress, such as hard work and exercise are all common findings among such people; I've rehabilitated a very long string of such people.... If you have not read "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration" by Weston A. Price, I HIGHLY recommend you do so if you want to see the pioneering research in this area. The evidence is crystal clear in this research, and though I could site MANY other books and research papers backing what I'm sharing here, Weston A. Price's book is the magnum opus on the topic and reading it basically encapsulates what a long strong of other books and research papers merely verify. I hope this gives you the clarity you seek. Love and chi, Paul Chek
@@PaulChekLive thank You for the insightful answer! I am reading the book now, i am half indonesian and half Dutch. And the milanesian part fits to a T. I have the very broad shoulders and strong neck and facial muscles. My friends would always laugh about the weird facial expressions i could make. But i think i got the good genes from my dutch ancestors as well. I am fairly long (6ft, my parents are both 5,6) so would my perfect diet consists between a mix of the two? I'm going to try the carnivore diet Either way, i tried veganism/fruitarianism for 18 months and it didn't do much for me. Anyway, thanks for the answer! Light and love!
Hey Paul, Do you have any suggestions on how to reduce or eliminate (unconscious) parental programing from resurfacing and reenergizing the nervous system while one is still living with their parents but is transitioning and taking the desirable and necessary steps towards autonomy and one's dream? Thanks,
Sure: 1. Be clear on what your dream is for yourself. 2. Establish dream affirmative 4-Doctor core values; your "yes" has no value until you learn to say "no".... 3. Make optimal choices to support living your dream each day. 4. When negative thoughts, feelings/emotions arise in relationship to self or other(s), "Name it, Blame it, and Tame it"... Name it means to give a label to what is generally unconscious until one witnesses it and gives it a name; "Hello Mr. Anger" Blame it: "Mr. Anger, when you get stuck in me, I feel myself disconnecting from myself and others, and my breathing gets shallow and my body tightens, and I loose connection to others".... Tame it: Now that I see and feel you there Mr. Anger, I will breathe you out of myself and convert you to higher awareness of what will allow me to stay connected to myself and others our of love and genuine interest in creating and living my dream each moment of the day. That practice alone, engaged honestly, can lead to enlightened states of living and participating in the world. There is much more of this kind of supportive education in my PPS Success Mastery Program online lessons (www.ppssuccess.com) and for a deeper, more comprehensive approach that requires more intensive study, you can look into my Chek 4-Quadrant Coaching Mastery Program at www.chekinstitute.com Love and chi, Paul Chek
Hello Paul, could you help out my mom. I will try to translate her diagnosis in English 'degenerative changes in the lumbar spine L3/4, L4/5, L5/S1 disc extrusion. Deforming spondylarthrosis. On the level of L4-L5 , spinal canal stenosis. L3-L4-L5-S1. The spinal channel interverbal polyseptal stenosis."Although she has now undergone a process of rehab, she still feels soreness in her low back when she wakes up and when she does her stretching or bicycling. She had also started feeling a pain in the neck (about a month ago) Thank you
Hi, She has a complex set of spinal problems that require a skilled assessment of her body, diet, and lifestyle factors. I'd highly recommend you go to www.chekinstitute.com and find the highest trained Chek Professional in your area; a Chek Level 2 with HLC 2 can handle a case like your mothers, but CP3s and 4s know how to assess other key factors (see my videos on the Chek Totem Pole) that could well be part of her challenge. The short answer is to have her fill out the questionnaires in my book "How To Eat, Move and Be Healthy!" and follow the plan as laid out in the book. She'll need to do the core function testing, the 20 stretch tests, and can implement the exercise program that is ideal based on her total stress score; she needs to be careful to not do anything that is uncomfortable for her, but would be best guided by a skilled professional, ideally a Chek Professional because there are many issues with her diagnosis that require specific programming modifications. One of the most important factors for a person with her diagnosis is reducing inflammation in the body, which is an issue of dietary awareness; she would be wise to implement the 4-day rotation diet in the back of "HTEM&BH!" If she can't afford a Chek Professional, then I"d recommend you study: 1. Scientific Core Conditioning, and 2. Scientific Back Training and apply the tests and corrective exercises you learn. The Horse Stance Exercises coupled with restoration of "inner unit" function (core integration training) are essential for her. If she is not currently using a grounding mat on her bed (your can get a grounding sheet), I'd HIGHLY! recommend she order one from Amazon.com pronto; also if there is a wireless system in the house, BE SURE it is turned off each night before she goes to bed. Follow the sleep recommendations in my book; if a person with her challenges dosn't get good sleep, recovery is seriously hampered/restricted. Following the hydration/water recommendations in my book is also essential because if she is at all dehydrated, it results in less water in the spinal discs, causing a decrease in the height of the discs and increasing the likelihood of nerve root compression. Love and chi, Paul Chek
Hey yo paul, have you work with patients with low kidney funtion? Or.do you of a practitioner that specializes in helping patients regenerating and improving kidney funtion?
Hello, Though there are a number of things one can do to enhance kidney function, as is the case with any organ or gland, it is not within my philosophy to treat the disease that has the patient, but to coach the patient that has "acquired a disease".... All body systems are integrated, and all people have unique genetic weaknesses; the only way to begin an effective, long-term healing process is to address the foundational basics I've outlined in the C.H.E.K Institute education system as the 4 Doctors; the 4 Doctors are the essential categories of stress management that we must all be aware of, or inevitably, we increase physiological load and expose our unique genetic weaknesses. For example, the kidney is a chief organ of detoxification, but is also a key organ for energy development (think adrenals), anabolic or healing capacity, sex or life-force energy, and is inherently tied to the water element. The water element is linked to all aspects of rhythm, pressure, and flow, emotional states, and firs and foremost, is governed by Dr. Happiness (our mind), which represents our choices and the conscious or unconscious "values" that influence our diet and lifestyle choices, and our choices made in relationship to self and/or other(s). Where there are challenges with the kidney system, there are inherently challenges with diet, sleep quantity and quality, movement quantity and quality, and other issues, such as hydration and the internal management of one's emotions. If the kidney issues is addressed under the generally false impression that the problem is "a kidney problem", all sorts of supplements, drugs, and procedures can be implemented, yet often with ignorance of interrelationships; for example, doing anything to heal or clean the kidneys without first cleaning up the diet and other 4-doctor influences, and cleaning the gut system only results in the progressive insult of the kidneys while at once trying to "fix the kidneys"....This is akin to washing your car with muddy water.... My first suggestion is to start with the questionnaires in my book "How To Eat, Move and Be Healthy!" and implement the essential 4 Doctor practices shared in the newly revised edition of my book, or in my book titled "The Last 4 Doctors You'll Ever Need - How To Get Healthy Now!" (go to www.chekinstitute.com to view these products, or our Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 1 program that gives you step by step guidance for implementing the information in these books, and more). Generally, I see issues with any and all organs and glands showing significant improvements within as little as 4 days of honest application of these methods. If I don't see restoration of optimal function within six months, then I resort to lab testing and specialists as needed. If you would like to know of a Naturopathic Physician that has a tremendous amount of expertise in addressing kidney and any and all organ/gland challenges, feel free to visit Dr. Bryan Walsh at: www.drwalsh.com Love and chi, Paul Chek
If you are doing it because you have enough authentic energy to improve on your last workout by 1-3%, then go for it....if not, then you are inviting the Pain Teacher to pay you a visit :-0 Love and chi, Paul Chek
The old quote is true, it truly is sad for a man to grow old without ever seeing what his body is capable of.
"The gym is a SPIRITUAL place. We're not just growing muscles here. This is where you learn to improvise and adapt. This is where you learn to take responsibility for yourself... This is a beautiful environment where we can really connect deeply into ourselves,learn about ourselves and other people, and grow... Exercise can be seen as a life-time form of medicine."
Bless you, Paul! Thanks for the inspiration and wisdom.
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Wow, this guy is amazing. I didn't realise how holistic his approach is. Glad I watched it. Thank ❤
Paul chek, I'm 24 next month, I've learnt so much from you over the past few years. This blog special for me, exercise is medicine, thank you. I hope i get the opportunity to meet you some day,
Peace
I resonate so deeply with this right now it's not even funny. Paul described me in a nutshell. Fitness shouldn't be driven from a place of trauma and ego, and a lot of it is. Fitness is supposed to make you body healthy, vital, and resilient in nature. Driven from a place of love. A place where you accept yourself as you are and see no need to try to change it (to certain degrees like the adrenal damaging bodybuilding. And you should change you're body if your'e fat and unhealthy) A lot of humans are seriously disconnected and I am one of them, but after this video I know what I should be doing. Paul is a wise ass mother fucker and I should listen to more of his stuff.
I love how you said that "A place where you accept yourself AS YOU ARE and see NO need to try and change it" - 100% dude! You should be training because it ADDS SOMETHING in your life, not diminishes or reduces you in anyways shape or form!!! (That's the way I see it as well) Think of it as an investment!!!!! (Are you profiting? Or are you losing your money i.e. -your health well-being and or GAINS!!!!!)
Man, I have so much gratitude for this video
Ah Ho Great Spirit!
Love and chi,
Paul Chek
I love Paul Chek and his seemingly endless wisdom
LOVE IT, this is similar to one of your older videos “Movement Play When you Dont Feel Like it” which i also love. I can really attest to what you said here. 3 years ago i was following a rigid bodybuilding/powerlifting routine and injured my shoulder which took over a year of self-therapy to heal. Now that i’m back in the gym i listen to my body and like diet I use a variety of movements and do what feels good. I look and feel much better! Thanks a million Paul, have a great week!
You are welcome!
Love and chi,
Paul Chek
After working on the weekends, I make sure to push myself on Mondays to do "catch up" on working out and push myself. Of course, after driving a taxi for 12 hrs for sat and sunday with limited sleep I make sure to stretch out my hips on sunday night. Today on Monday I was gonna go do my workout and had my body not ready for the workout, but had my mind set on doing the exercise. Oddly enough I listened to my body, and spent additional time stretching outside my stretch routine and boy WAS i surprised! I had abdominal tightness and QL tightness that I could not even feel. And then after just playing with different movements and routines I found somehow to stretch those muscles and for the first time feel centered in my legs (and not feeling like I was balancing on one leg or the other). I felt a lot of cracks in my spine that was almost like it was finally letting go off the tension I had held for so long, and finally be able to flow in my body.
After all that, I had still planned to push through my fatigue and train, but luckily caught your video, and thus thought it would be best that I continue to relax today, and come back tomorrow for a more energetic session!
Thank you sir, I appreciate your videos and your lifetime experience that help me to move further in my path with a different mindset than my parents and my siblings have instilled! And also am grateful for letting us know that problems must be approached with novelty and not with pre-programmed responses! (something i tend to forget very often) I think a wise man once said that a challenge or problem is always new otherwise it is not a challenge. And to approach the new with the old will only lead to more problems.
This ended up being a long comment, but thought I'd take the time to write my heart out for now and again, thank you.
Thank you for sharing :-)
I'm impressed that you are listening to the wisdom within you!
It takes an entire Universe to make a human being, and because that truth is ongoing, the Universe is within you and the wisdom of the Universe is inherently yours.
As the Yogis say, "if you don't go within - you go without".
Let your body be your temple, and celebrate the beauty of life without making it harder; the world will offer plenty of challenges, so no need to add to them :-)
Love and chi,
Paul Chek
Boy do I love Paul’s message and teachings. So many gold mines of information that will teach you if you open your ears and especially you’re heart. Sometimes you look everywhere else that you need to but where you need to look has been there the whole time yourself.
Thank you
Hi Paul!
First of all, I want to thank you for all the work that you have done, and all the light you have shed on the world. I have literally gotten so much understanding about life, the universe as a whole and especially myself through your teachings and am eager to continue this journey. I have devoured all podcasts I have found you on, gone through your RUclips videos and made extensive notes on your teachings. Book's also ordered and I can't wait to get my hands (and my whole being) on it!
One question I have had on mind for some time now, is regarding a much more simple and specific topic, but I feel like I am not quite on "firm ground" on this yet. It is regarding exercise and sports. First of all, I live by the statement you and the guys from MindPump said in one of the podcast episode "Move and exercise because you LOVE yourself", and also "Exercise is MEDICINE". I have ingrained these statements into my consciousness and can truly say that I get going because I love doing the things I do. I mostly do brazilian jiu jitsu, lift weights and run occasionally (the feeling and meditative state are the biggest motivators here, also wanting to get some outdoors time). The training load is quite high usually and here I am trying to find the balance between productive training time and rest and recovery!
I have noticed, that when I have - for example - decided to go train with my friends in the morning (and usually we have made the decision the night before), sometimes when I wake up and even some time after I don't feel like really wanting to go train. Sometimes it is because I am a bit sore from the day before's training session or I am not just "feeling it". Well, when you have made the promise to go train with your friend/friends, you can't bail on a 30 minutes notice, so I have gone anyway. But during the session, I have noticed that the body moves and works really well and sometimes I am a bit astounded how well I did even though the initial feeling wasn't predicting this. On many occasions I have had really good training sessions and the feeling afterwards is like million bucks. Honestly, I don't remember many occasions when I have had a bad feeling about the training beforehand and it has turned out to be that way. One thing I have thought as a reason for this, is that because of the initial feeling you don't have high expectations for the training session, and when you do "your thing", you overcome your expectations.
I have quite a high physical engine made through years of hard training, but when it is truly time for rest, I feel no quilt taking it and think of it more as a productive thing. So - in my honest opinion - exercise is not a drug for me or a thing of self-worth. I love movement and exercise in every sense of the words, but I don't hate myself (or anyone else) if sometimes life comes into the way and I can't go do my beloved hobbies.
Long story short: I haven't found the balance yet between the body's and soul's signs for need of movement and on the other hand, the discipline and routine of it (which the body possibly has learned). What is your take on this topic? I am a 28 years old male if that helps!
Many many thanks if you find the time to answer this little big question of mine!
Much love, blessings and good wishes from Northern Finland!
-Aleksi
Wow this guys is so wise! I have been letting my body tell me what it wants to do during my workouts and ive never felt better and my workouts have been super efficient. It feels good to be validated by such a knowledgeable and wise man. 🙏🙏💎Im blown away!
❤️ this message. It’s so similar to longevity in Jiu Jitsu, we see a lot of people become black belts but lose their fire and drop off because they can’t figure out how to maintain the body in order to expand the mind. Fun is the way, thanks Paul.
Such a great reminder. As I just completed my HLC 2 exam, it really made me realize exactly what you talk about here, i was in need of letting my yin take over for a bit. 2 weeks of working in, without a true programmed work out, just some moving and breathing, and I can't wait to get back in to the gym tomorrow to resume my programmed workouts.
Thank you for teaching soul connection, it is a life saver when the ego wants to call the shots.
Love and Chi
This is the best advice I’ve ever heard. Thank you.
I do well at regular warm ups. Warming down too. I lack the tough middle part! You're good to have us look at how the feeling today is....
I'm in the Academy now and will have CP 1 about a year from now. Thanks Paul for all you do. Your RUclips vids are a great addition to the deep and intensive work you supply in your course materials. They've given me the knowledge to run my own health and not delegate my health to doctors or anyone else. You've helped me trust myself.
Lovely!
Thank you for being the change and sharing your love with the world each day :-)
Enjoy your journey in the C.H.E.K Academy.
Love and chi,
Paul
So true and honest . Quality content
Thank you so much Paul.
Hey Paul.
I'd just like to say, you've changed my life. In the best freakin way possible my man. I'm literally healthier, stronger, way more happier than I have EVER been before and it's because I've applied your WISDOM and your TEACHINGS too the DOT! I'm doing the BEST I can too eat as closely as possible to my metabolic type (honestly this has been very challenging for me but I'm getting a decent tune for it) and more importantly (For me at least) listening too my body when it comes to training! I'm actually able to do MORE than I used too (although I significantly reduced the AMOUNT of exercises I use ) and now I just stop when I either can't do another set or if my body is telling me to stop. I think that's what we have to acknowledge is WHEN do we STOP the work-out? I think it's easy if we "follow" a plan but sometimes we just have to listen too our bodies and say OKAY, that was great! Or let's do ANOTHER exercise, or LEt's just stop because I'm either feeling tired or hurt today. Been such an amazing game change for me. Seriously, pay attention too your body! Ditch the headphones and focus on the wisdom that is being communicated too your brain THROUGH your body. I know what my NEXT work-out is going to be NEXT because I am LISTENING to it. Because THAT is what it wants!!!!! :D !
Love it Paul. Play is divinity
Totally do this! Wake up and feel your body ✌
Great video. As always Paul
1st time watcher . thank you for such great info. people like you are a blessing Paul.
Thank you very much Mr Paul! You have given me something to think about. I will try to implement some of these ideas into my own life.
This is absolutely sage wisdom! Thank you! A gym full of toys and a playful approach. Mother Earth has so many answers if we take the time to listen. Thanks Paul!
I really needed to hear this
A living Uncle Iroh! Love you Paul!
Thanks for sharing Paul, I really resonate with this! I’ve joined the CHEK Academy this year, hopefully I get to feel your energy in person soon 😊 much love big man
very wise words
Man, this is really really great
It took me a few years to see the spiritual and mental aspects of exercise for myself but this video really breaks it down and puts it all in perspective. Great stuff
That was the wisest thing I have ever heard about being in the gym ... excellent Paul
Thanks Paul, today is the day I've decided to go back to functional exercise instead of killing myself with boxing circuit type training. I seemed to forgot your message about loving yourself with exercise.
Ur a holisic genius, paully
I definitely don’t have that pushing myself too hard problem..thank goodness!
Thank you for making this wisdom available to everyone Paul!
I love the playful approach. It reminds me of Ido Portal.
Thank you for this very much needed reminder Paul🙏
Thank you sir ! I needed this .
Hi Paul, you’re talking pure sense. Very pragmatic and to the point. You even reply to ‘funny’ comments on your video...well that’s honorable commitment! I would enjoy meeting you in case your travels should eventually have you go south of the border (Mexico).
what a legend
God bless you sir 🙏
Wow! U nailed that Paul. Mom was super independent & always wanted everyone out of the way bc she could do everything herself better & faster. I like to work out alone. Dad WAS a drill Sargeant & I have no patience w myself when I'm sick or injured. I'm constantly reminding myself that I need to have the same love, patience & respect as I would have for any another human being. Guess I'm normal after all. This info helped me so much. Thank you!!! The neurons that fire together wire together. ;-) Many Blessings! :)))
A Ho Great Spirit!
Drill sergeants are for people that "need someone else to tell them what to do because they are unwilling to take responsibility their own life, freedom, and happiness."
Love and honest connection to the miracle of life emerging from within you moment to moment is real worship.
Love and chi,
Paul Chek
Great stuff as usual! Thanks so much!
The gym is my playground and sometimes I feel like playing hard and other times I just feel like putzing around. The point is that I am doing what I like, it makes me feel good and allows me to be myself. Adults need to play more to stay young. Thank you, Paul, for sharing your wisdom all these years.
Extremely underrated video here - thanks mate
Greatful for every piece of information you put out. Fuck yeah Paul Chek
Great dialog
And connecting within-
I enjoy the heavily promoted morning exercise dynamic within a scheduled day.
Admittedly, it seems the warm up period is protracted.
Especially in colder winter months and the related trek to reach the gym in a pitch black 5 am 25 degree commute.
Really believe climate can influence mood and exercise in differing ways positively and perhaps less so
And where adjustment could or should be made to thrive
Great message and great holistic approach to working out. Because of that,...*Subscribed* 😁
Interesting
Great knowledge. Functional common sense is the Way. Thanks.
That was great & necessary 🙏🏽
Thanks brother- appreciate the thoughts in this video
Thank you, Paul. ✊😊
Negative programming on exercise wow. So fucking true. Amen 🙌🙌🙌
I always go in early. Just to do some light stretching to feel out where I am at.
I like this vid. Beautiful tips on developing Holistic nature of exercise.
Much love 💚
I love Paul Chek!
Thanks Paul, love this video!
Thank you for everything :)
I really appreciate what you do.
Thank you Paul ,You are true Master !!!
Thank You!
I've made lots of mistakes and learned along the way, and helped thousands learn from their own mistakes; when we learn from our mistakes, they become "opportunities"....when we don't...they become perpetual limitations...
Love and chi,
Paul Chek
Tnx dear leader
Yeah dude I that sounds like me, I’ve recently been learning to train to feel good rather than shelling out extremely hard workouts for the fuck of it or feeling like I need to. Especially if I’m running on E already.
Needed this.
Paul please do some cooking videos with info to get ideas for what to eat, more everyday practical info in addition to the spiritual side of your videos. Maybe even hygiene videos, what products not to use, what to look for in regards to natural hygiene and so on. The best example was your espresso videos, I learnt how to use coffee thanks to you. Hope. You see my comment, if not I'll still love your videos the way they are.
You can feel free to check out my channel "The Acne Clear Chef" There are some whole food recipes I have posted! Most of them are inspired by Paul Chek's recommendations but then again, everyone is so unique when it comes to their bodies and how and what they metabolize so it would be a good idea to slooow down, and learn to tune into what your body is trying to communicate too you at every meal :)
Cleaver man
"chek" into yourself LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO
Do not work out with spotters or training partners. Every time I hurt my self on a bench, it was because I had an idiot spotter saying, " come on, get that extra rep" when my muscles were fatigued with 275 lbs. I found out that by chance, that more people are injured by bad spotters, than they are by just doing a bench workout with no spotters.
I have been able to work my muscles to soreness, with no spotters, and I have never been injured that way in years.
I have a very simple training rule...."If you can't lift it - Don't lift it!"
That doesn't mean that one doesn't occasionally push for a max lift and risk failure, but in such instances, "skilled spotters are essential if they are to be used" for the very reasons you've described :-)
Love and chi,
Paul Chek
@@PaulChekLive Thank you for the great videos Paul! What I got from this video is that a person often has a better sense of themselves, better than someone else or an inanimate program.
Hey Paul I was interested in your opinion on vasectomy and how it may effect long term health and hormones.
Great video, I recently strained my QL from being tired and just going for it anyway.
billspipes20 I am also interested in Paul’s view of this!
billspipes20 I was just about to ask that question as dad or I is about to get "fixed'. I have confidence in Paul's advice. Many Blessings! :)))
HI,
Personally, I don't like the concept of trapping sperm in the testicles.
Fluids must flow through any living body, or they become a source of disease.
I did consider a vasectomy at one point in my younger years, but found research showing that it increased the risk of testicular cancer by 13%, which was enough for me to choose to be more conscious about where I "leave my seeds" :-)
It is an issue that each male must decide on within themselves, and either way you go, there are "risks and responsibilities".
Love and chi,
Paul Chek
Thanks for taking the time to answer much appreciated!
🙏🏽🌞
Thanks for "Chek"ing in lol
“Spend some time feeling yourself.” I understand coach but every time I do that I’m too tired to go to the gym. :-)
There is a deep message there....if we can't trust our body to give us truth, what do we have left; your body is "your temple" and how we practice our worship for life there reflects our living philosophy. If the way we relate to "our self" isn't bringing more life, we can't add life to the world and end up being in a state of constant "consumption" to try and find the life force outside of us that ultimately has to come from within a a product of our own love and respect for the life we are and the life we have; when we have more life within, we have more life and love to share with others. Without that, what's left? What's meaningful?
Love and chi,
Paul Chek
Hey Paul! I just wanted to say I had a few dreams with you! In one of those dreams we we're designing functional exercises and they we're really cool! Just thought I'd share with you! Much love, Tom
It’s a mindset - Eric Bugenhagen
You have a lot more muscle mass than I was expecting. Nice
Its all organic too!
Love and chi,
Paul Chek
Hi Paul - you often cite Charlie Francis’s principle of 1-3% improvement; do you feel this approach is superior to that of fatigue accumulation, during which performance temporarily declines? Thank you
Hey Paul- great wisdom here, thanks for sharing. One question to follow up on this video:
How do you think about consistency in terms of exercise type rotation? Do you think the whole “you have to confuse your muscles to grow” is slightly overrated? How long is it appropriate to keep an exercise in your program.
For example, with pull ups and push ups. Would you do them every day for a long period of time if it still felt good, or would you introduce variations of the expertise?
Thanks,
Sam
I never knew 80% of our energy is devoted to our eyes. That is an interesting fact.
That's 80% of "sensory information" :-)
Love and chi,
Paul Chek
No, they just lack 80% of sensory information.
Gym based disease lol! Got me hooked! 10:30
Paul, some really eye-opening information here thank you! How do you connect with yourself outside of the gym?
By knowing that "that is the rest of me" and living in ways that reflect that deep truth.
Love and chi,
Paul Chek
He should be the Dos Equis spokesperson
Hey Paul, this is unrelated but I wanted to ask you a question about life. I was born in Peru and I moved to the United States when I was 4. I've been in this mainstream, consumerism, Capitalist ways of thinking all my life. I was considering moving to Thailand or China for a couple years, to learn about Eastern way of thinking and gain a new perspective of life. Do you think this is worth doing? I ask you, because you seem to incorporate many of different worldly ideas into your training and way of life.
Thank you for your time,
Diego BA
wow just discover u
amazing deep simple and profond :)
The truth usually is :-)
Love and chi,
Paul Chek
@Paul Chek what books do you recommend for exercise knowledge?
Hi Paul. Can you make a video on diastisis recti especially for women? Mine is so bad that my end of day it’s distended about 5 more inches than on an empty stomach! I’m seriously considering a tummy tuck. Most mothers have to deal with this. Please advise!
I'd recommend you hire one of my instructors, NIcole DeVaney to help you (nicole devaney
Lmatuk1 I have the same problem but can’t hire someone. I was born with it and then I had 3 babies over 9 pounds. I’m small and a young 66. I thought about a tummy tuck but that kind of freaked me out in addition to the cost and possible side effects.
Is that a f-ing pogo stick in the background?! Oh Paul Chek. How I would Love to do some, I'm assuming highly unconventional, training at ur spot.
HI,
Somewhere among my videos I show how I play with it as part of my training.
Great fun!!
Love and chi,
Paul Chek
Yes, I lost track what I was training for. When I was younger, I would work out 3 hours every day. and extremely hard! only supersets and minimal rest, but I loved every second of it. I think I always breathed good into my diaphragm. because between sets I would close my eyes and meditate after 40 seconds I would be good as new. I only found out a year ago that that is meditating. it just came naturally. I did all that and double jobs on 5-6 hours of sleep as well, no caffeine or anything. I Just became burdened with the worlds problems eventually. you get less time to workout, you got other stressful things you need to take care off. Lately it became more of a need for me, and I want to find my love for exercise back. got distracted by all the drugs, and the partying and had to resolve childhood issues. oh, and I've been meaning to ask you. what do you think about this newest carnivore diet? why do people do so well on it? even ex vegans. it doesn't seem like our natural diet to me at all.
Hello,
Thank you for your comments :-)
The reason people generally do better initially on most any diet is because:
1. They are making a change in their life, usually because something or many things in their body are not working/feeling ideal. Therefore, there is an "intention to heal/change". Whenever we have a genuine intention to change, we us our mind to put POTENTIAL (which is neutral in polarity and correlates to the Zero Point Field in Quantum Physics) IN-tension; this means we tip the probability scale in the direction of our intention. This is often referred to as the "placebo effect" in medical research; there is what is referred to as the 55% rule in medical drug research, which essentially says that approximately 55% of the time, a placebo will perform as well or better than the actual drug it is being tested against or compared to, even in double-blind clinical trials (You can read about this in "When The Body Says NO" by Gabor Mate' MD). Therefore, when we decide to "make a change and feel inspired to actually participate in eating differently to get a specific result, we unleash the power of our mind, which reins supreme over all bodily/physiological processes; you can see clear evidence of the power of the mind to alter or control physiology when people do things like a fire walk, Yogis putting spears, swords, knives and other objects through their bodies, often without any bleeding or evidence of a wound, staying in extreme cold for periods of time that would generally kill someone (think Wim Hoff!), starving for extensive periods, generating enough chi to light paper on fire, and many other such things....
2. Most people eat the same diet for extensive periods of time before engaging a change. Therefore, their nutrient profile is generally very limited; I've seen research showing that the average person today only eats 10-12 foods throughout their life. Therefore, when an individual changes their diet, it generally means that they are eating different vegetables they haven't been eating for some time, or, for vegans and vegetarians, they are now bringing in things like eggs, dairy products, fish, and possibly some meats (interestingly, they tend to feel less uncomfortable eating chickens than most any other animal, as though somehow, chickens don't mind being eaten as much as other animals....:-)
The result is, for most, they are now getting more proteins that are more capable of being digested, assimilated and supportive of their metabolism based on their genetic needs. When a person has a genetic profile that requires flesh foods (which is the case for anyone who's parents or one parent comes from a region where the ground freezes in the winter (plants don't grow in ice!) and they try to live on a diet composed largely of produce, the proteins in such foods are tied up in "'fiber"; cows have five stomachs to ferment proteins out of the fibrous grass they eat, but we only have one stomach and a relatively short digestive tract, suggesting that we need protein sources that can be broken down through a faster rotting process within the gut. Because all hormones are derivatives of amino acids, if one isn't getting bioavailable proteins that they can break down into amino acids effectively, then their anabolic hormone profile becomes deficient; this is one reason you see so many very skinny vegetarians, and also why so many of them suffer a lot of chronic musculoskeletal challenges as athletes (the exception being those that have genes that are designed to consume largely plant based diets, such as those who's parents come from regions in the world where there isn't a lot of big game or flesh foods; in-land Aboriginals, people from some regions of India, and a variety of other native populations are examples, with coastal Aboriginals, NA Indians coming from coastal regions, and those from regions where the ground freezes being the opposite polarity or genetic profile comparatively).
So, what you see, in direct response to your question, is that a very large percentage of people eating vegetarian diets or derivations thereof, when switching to flesh foods, have a beautiful awakening of their physiology because they now have adequate bio-availability of amino acids to generate anabolic hormones; they begin to heal, and respond much more favorably to the stress of exercise.
3. Many going from eating a standard diet with meat in it have just as miraculous a response when switching to vegan and vegetarian approaches for the following reasons:
- Only 4-6% of ALL THE FOOD EATEN WORLDWIDE is organic, therefore, MOST such people making the switch have spent their life eating commercially farmed animals and fish; when you consider that all animals "bio-accumulate toxins", such people generally have very high levels of toxicity in their bodies triggering off all sorts of health challenges.... when such a person goes to a plant based diet, the amount of soluble and insoluble fiber goes WAY UP, resulting in enhanced detoxification of the body. With this, there are generally all sorts of improvements in their physiology and regulatory systems that were previously hampered by toxic influences....
- With removal of flesh foods, one quickly finds that it takes a lot more variety in plant foods, legumes, beans and fruits to gain satiety. This automatically results in a much broader spectrum of nutritional factors being acquired, which usually greatly improves all aspects of their physiology and is often noticed as improved cognitive function quite quickly.
This approach, is commonly used in natural cancer treatment centers around the world, and works "until the body starts becoming deficient in proteins/amino acids, at which time (generally this occurs within 1-3 years, sometimes as long as 5 years depending on their genetic profile and other lifestyle factors) they begin to show signs of hormonal dis-regulation and protein deficiency; colds, flus, chronic fatigue, and an inability to recover from physical stress, such as hard work and exercise are all common findings among such people; I've rehabilitated a very long string of such people....
If you have not read "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration" by Weston A. Price, I HIGHLY recommend you do so if you want to see the pioneering research in this area. The evidence is crystal clear in this research, and though I could site MANY other books and research papers backing what I'm sharing here, Weston A. Price's book is the magnum opus on the topic and reading it basically encapsulates what a long strong of other books and research papers merely verify.
I hope this gives you the clarity you seek.
Love and chi,
Paul Chek
@@PaulChekLive thank You for the insightful answer! I am reading the book now, i am half indonesian and half Dutch. And the milanesian part fits to a T. I have the very broad shoulders and strong neck and facial muscles. My friends would always laugh about the weird facial expressions i could make. But i think i got the good genes from my dutch ancestors as well. I am fairly long (6ft, my parents are both 5,6) so would my perfect diet consists between a mix of the two? I'm going to try the carnivore diet Either way, i tried veganism/fruitarianism for 18 months and it didn't do much for me. Anyway, thanks for the answer! Light and love!
Hey Paul,
Do you have any suggestions on how to reduce or eliminate (unconscious) parental programing from resurfacing and reenergizing the nervous system while one is still living with their parents but is transitioning and taking the desirable and necessary steps towards autonomy and one's dream?
Thanks,
Sure:
1. Be clear on what your dream is for yourself.
2. Establish dream affirmative 4-Doctor core values; your "yes" has no value until you learn to say "no"....
3. Make optimal choices to support living your dream each day.
4. When negative thoughts, feelings/emotions arise in relationship to self or other(s), "Name it, Blame it, and Tame it"...
Name it means to give a label to what is generally unconscious until one witnesses it and gives it a name; "Hello Mr. Anger"
Blame it: "Mr. Anger, when you get stuck in me, I feel myself disconnecting from myself and others, and my breathing gets shallow and my body tightens, and I loose connection to others"....
Tame it: Now that I see and feel you there Mr. Anger, I will breathe you out of myself and convert you to higher awareness of what will allow me to stay connected to myself and others our of love and genuine interest in creating and living my dream each moment of the day.
That practice alone, engaged honestly, can lead to enlightened states of living and participating in the world.
There is much more of this kind of supportive education in my PPS Success Mastery Program online lessons (www.ppssuccess.com) and for a deeper, more comprehensive approach that requires more intensive study, you can look into my Chek 4-Quadrant Coaching Mastery Program at www.chekinstitute.com
Love and chi,
Paul Chek
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"Everybody's on steroids"
- Nate Diaz
😂😂😂 idk WHY this made me laugh too fkn hard.
Ty Paul 😊
Play training like it!
Hello Paul, could you help out my mom. I will try to translate her diagnosis in English 'degenerative changes in the lumbar spine L3/4, L4/5, L5/S1 disc extrusion. Deforming spondylarthrosis. On the level of L4-L5 , spinal canal stenosis. L3-L4-L5-S1. The spinal channel interverbal polyseptal stenosis."Although she has now undergone a process of rehab, she still feels soreness in her low back when she wakes up and when she does her stretching or bicycling. She had also started feeling a pain in the neck (about a month ago)
Thank you
Hi,
She has a complex set of spinal problems that require a skilled assessment of her body, diet, and lifestyle factors. I'd highly recommend you go to www.chekinstitute.com and find the highest trained Chek Professional in your area; a Chek Level 2 with HLC 2 can handle a case like your mothers, but CP3s and 4s know how to assess other key factors (see my videos on the Chek Totem Pole) that could well be part of her challenge.
The short answer is to have her fill out the questionnaires in my book "How To Eat, Move and Be Healthy!" and follow the plan as laid out in the book. She'll need to do the core function testing, the 20 stretch tests, and can implement the exercise program that is ideal based on her total stress score; she needs to be careful to not do anything that is uncomfortable for her, but would be best guided by a skilled professional, ideally a Chek Professional because there are many issues with her diagnosis that require specific programming modifications.
One of the most important factors for a person with her diagnosis is reducing inflammation in the body, which is an issue of dietary awareness; she would be wise to implement the 4-day rotation diet in the back of "HTEM&BH!"
If she can't afford a Chek Professional, then I"d recommend you study:
1. Scientific Core Conditioning, and
2. Scientific Back Training and apply the tests and corrective exercises you learn.
The Horse Stance Exercises coupled with restoration of "inner unit" function (core integration training) are essential for her.
If she is not currently using a grounding mat on her bed (your can get a grounding sheet), I'd HIGHLY! recommend she order one from Amazon.com pronto; also if there is a wireless system in the house, BE SURE it is turned off each night before she goes to bed. Follow the sleep recommendations in my book; if a person with her challenges dosn't get good sleep, recovery is seriously hampered/restricted. Following the hydration/water recommendations in my book is also essential because if she is at all dehydrated, it results in less water in the spinal discs, causing a decrease in the height of the discs and increasing the likelihood of nerve root compression.
Love and chi,
Paul Chek
Hey yo paul, have you work with patients with low kidney funtion? Or.do you of a practitioner that specializes in helping patients regenerating and improving kidney funtion?
Hello,
Though there are a number of things one can do to enhance kidney function, as is the case with any organ or gland, it is not within my philosophy to treat the disease that has the patient, but to coach the patient that has "acquired a disease".... All body systems are integrated, and all people have unique genetic weaknesses; the only way to begin an effective, long-term healing process is to address the foundational basics I've outlined in the C.H.E.K Institute education system as the 4 Doctors; the 4 Doctors are the essential categories of stress management that we must all be aware of, or inevitably, we increase physiological load and expose our unique genetic weaknesses.
For example, the kidney is a chief organ of detoxification, but is also a key organ for energy development (think adrenals), anabolic or healing capacity, sex or life-force energy, and is inherently tied to the water element. The water element is linked to all aspects of rhythm, pressure, and flow, emotional states, and firs and foremost, is governed by Dr. Happiness (our mind), which represents our choices and the conscious or unconscious "values" that influence our diet and lifestyle choices, and our choices made in relationship to self and/or other(s).
Where there are challenges with the kidney system, there are inherently challenges with diet, sleep quantity and quality, movement quantity and quality, and other issues, such as hydration and the internal management of one's emotions. If the kidney issues is addressed under the generally false impression that the problem is "a kidney problem", all sorts of supplements, drugs, and procedures can be implemented, yet often with ignorance of interrelationships; for example, doing anything to heal or clean the kidneys without first cleaning up the diet and other 4-doctor influences, and cleaning the gut system only results in the progressive insult of the kidneys while at once trying to "fix the kidneys"....This is akin to washing your car with muddy water.... My first suggestion is to start with the questionnaires in my book "How To Eat, Move and Be Healthy!" and implement the essential 4 Doctor practices shared in the newly revised edition of my book, or in my book titled "The Last 4 Doctors You'll Ever Need - How To Get Healthy Now!" (go to www.chekinstitute.com to view these products, or our Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 1 program that gives you step by step guidance for implementing the information in these books, and more).
Generally, I see issues with any and all organs and glands showing significant improvements within as little as 4 days of honest application of these methods.
If I don't see restoration of optimal function within six months, then I resort to lab testing and specialists as needed.
If you would like to know of a Naturopathic Physician that has a tremendous amount of expertise in addressing kidney and any and all organ/gland challenges, feel free to visit Dr. Bryan Walsh at: www.drwalsh.com
Love and chi,
Paul Chek
Love Paul Chek! Since you're a deep spiritual person i was wondering if you've ever had any lucid dreams or astral projections? I'm just curious :)
So would hualing ass through a work out be the wrong way to do it ?
If you are doing it because you have enough authentic energy to improve on your last workout by 1-3%, then go for it....if not, then you are inviting the Pain Teacher to pay you a visit :-0
Love and chi,
Paul Chek